Friday, April 1, 2022

5-in-1 set

Surfing the interwebs for hnefatafl-related stuff, I stumbled across SevenOaksGrove on Etsy. Among lots of other things, it offered a very nice vinyl hnefatafl board, allowing the playing of 7 x 7, 9 x 9, and 11 x 11 versions. The price was really decent, especially given the postage from the US, so needless to say I ordered a board plus a set of playing pieces.


Because of the layout of the board, with concentric squares, it can be used to play 7 x 7 Brandubh, ...


... 7 x 7 Ard Ri, with the square starting array for the king side (unlike my Ard Banrigh version), ...


... 9 x 9 Tablut, ...


... 11 x 11 Tawlbyrdd, ...


... and 11 x 11 Hnefatafl!


The pieces are simple, turned wood, and nicely done.



Good addition to the collection!